@article{bibcite_7428,
  author = {J.H. Bowman},
  title = {Classification in British Public Libraries: A Historical Perspective},
  abstract = {The Dewey Decimal Classification has become almost universal in British public libraries. In the 1890s, however, most public libraries were arranged using a system of main classes. Gradually this system gave way to more systematic classification schemes, such as Quinn-Brown, Brown{\textquoteright}s Adjustable, and others. This article examines the spread of these schemes, including the longest lived of the rivals to Dewey, Brown{\textquoteright}s Subject Classification, which survived into the late 1960s and is still in use in a few local studies collections.},
  year = {2005},
  journal = {Library History},
  volume = {21},
  pages = {143-73},
  language = {English},
}